Fudge Puddles & Family Game Night

Two things that are top on my list, Chocolate and Peanut Butter. Oh how they go together so well. I saw this recipe for Fudge Puddles at The Sunday Baker quite awhile back, but I had forgotten about it.

The kids wanted to have a game night, so of course you have to have some yummy snacks to go along with game territory. I thought Tanya's Fudge Puddles aka Puddles of Yum would be the perfect snack.

This recipe was so easy to make and didn't take long at all. I could hardly wait the full hour for the dough to chill, so I took Tanya's advice and let the cookie dough crust sit in the freezer for about 15 minutes.

The cookie crust is almost exact to peanut butter cookie dough. The chocolaty filling OH MY GOODNESS GOOD!!!!! Butterscotch Chips (my weakness) and chocolate chips with sweetened condensed milk what a great combination plus melted down to top it off.

I just knew I wasn't going to be disappointed with these cookies. The Verdict!!!!!!!! we ate every single one of those Fudge Puddles in one night!!! So they were awesome. Do you have a fun family activity that you do together?

Mackenzie and Carson setting up the game. For some reason making hand gestures helps the game along.

Kenzie waiting for her turn, she is so good at Disney Scene it, no problem Kenzie so is mommy you are forgetting I watch all those movies right along side you so watch out.

That's me trying to steal some kisses from my youngest son who now says he is no longer my baby. He said he is a big boy now. :(

More hand gestures I think Carson is doing the hook em horns!!!

OK Kenzie whats that? Alright enough of the silly's lets get onto the cookie recipe.

Carson is helping get the fudge puddles going. He is so good at using the mixer all by himself.


Right out of the oven and using the back of my wooden juicer (it is perfect for this task, I also use it for Pecan Tassies) to make an indention in the center. Umm I cant wait to pour in all that fudgy goodness.


Melting down the butterscotch, chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla.


Filling them up with fudge. Isn't this just a beautiful sight??? it is so hard to wait for these to firm up, I had to taste one right after i added the fudgy filling. All I can say is HEAVENLY GOOD.

Fudge Puddles Aka Puddles Of Yum

Cookie Crust recipe:
Ingredients:

1/2 c. butter, softened

1/2 c. creamy peanut butter

1/2 c. sugar

1/2 c. packed brown sugar

1 egg

1/2 t. vanilla extract

1-1/4 c. all-purpose flour

3/4 t. baking soda

1/2 t. salt

Directions: 
In a large mixer bowl, combine butter, peanut butter, and both sugars. Beat in egg and vanilla Next, in a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, and salt. 

Gradually add flour mix. to the creamy mixture. Chill in the fridge for at least one hour (or if you're impatient, chill the dough in the freezer for about 15 minutes). 

Remove from fridge and form into 1" balls. I use a small melon baller scoop to make mine a uniform size. 

Grease a mini-muffin pan and add 1 ball to each muffin cup: Bake in a 325 degree oven for about 15 minutes or until very lightly browned. 

Remove from oven and make an indentation in the center of each ball. Let them cool in the pan for at least 5 minutes and then move to a cooling rack.

Once all of the cookies are done baking, it's time to make the fudge filling. Immediately start filling the cookie cups with the filling. 

It will start to harden just a bit as you do it, so make sure to give it a good stir once in awhile. Sprinkle with the nuts or just leave plain. Let set for an hour or so. 

That is if you can wait that long, the wait is definitely worth it.

Fudgy Filling recipe:
1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 c. butterscotch chips
(if you don't like butterscotch, just use milk chocolate chips)
1-14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1 t. vanilla extract
chopped nuts or sprinkles (optional, I omitted this part)

In a microwave safe bowl or saucepan, combine all of the ingredients except the nuts/sprinkles. Microwave for 1 minutes. Stir well. If there are still unmelted chips, continue to melt in microwave for 15 second increments until all smooth:

Semi Homemade Version

OK I played around with this recipe a bit and came up with a simplified version of the Fudge Puddles. I was trying to figure out how to simplify this recipe just a bit, because I was in a pinch for time.

I decided to use Betty Crockers Peanut Butter Cookie Mix in place of the homemade cookie recipe. I still used the same fudgy filling recipe because I did not want to change something so great.

I did find out that you replace the butterscotch chips with peanut butter chips for a nice change. The semi version turned out just as great as the original. Here is what I used.

There ya go a simplified version of a great cookie recipe. So now you can make this cookie all the way homemade or semi homemade. It just depends on how much time you have on your hands.

Both versions are awesome. Follow the recipe on the back of the cookie pouches to make the semi homemade cookie cups. Proceed with the same filling recipe.